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as in reduction
something that is or may be subtracted
entitled to a tax abatement for child care expenses
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as in decrease
the amount by which something is lessened
there's been a significant abatement in noise from the floor above since the upstairs neighbors installed carpets
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as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action
sought an abatement of the court proceeding on the grounds that the plaintiff had no legal standing in the case
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Recent Examples of abatement
Hernandez’s murder conviction is reinstated after the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court unanimously finds the legal rule of abatement should be abolished.
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Eric Levenson, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
The Queens District Attorney's Office confirmed that no arrests were made, saying it was strictly carried out to serve court closure orders of nuisance abatement over which the NYPD has jurisdiction.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 27 Sep. 2024
The tax incentives granted to Supreme Bright are part of the Community Reinvestment Area commercial abatement program, which grants city funding to new or renovated projects that boost jobs.
—Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2024
Yes, but: People who face a litter citation from law enforcement can face between $175 and $1,000 in fines and up to eight hours in a litter abatement work program, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
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Eric Levenson, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
The Queens District Attorney's Office confirmed that no arrests were made, saying it was strictly carried out to serve court closure orders of nuisance abatement over which the NYPD has jurisdiction.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 27 Sep. 2024
The tax incentives granted to Supreme Bright are part of the Community Reinvestment Area commercial abatement program, which grants city funding to new or renovated projects that boost jobs.
—Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2024
Yes, but: People who face a litter citation from law enforcement can face between $175 and $1,000 in fines and up to eight hours in a litter abatement work program, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abatement
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Gauthier, who was mayor during most of the period in which the city achieved its historic drop in violent crime, believes East Palo Alto’s collaborative approach to crime reduction could be scaled up district-wide.Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Driving the news: The Fed is poised to cut interest rates by a quarter-point this week, following its half-point rate reduction in September.Axios, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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By comparison, that’s a decrease from August’s 4.2 percent, according to new data published by S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2024
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But the legislation would come with a major unintended consequence: a decrease in long-term wealth for many young working Americans.Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
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Both were ministers who left their pulpits to fight for abolition, leading two of the first Black regiments at a time when the Army would not commission Black officers.Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
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Law enforcement spending and the concept of police abolition have become divisive issues in the De León-Jurado contest, as well as in the council race between former State Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian and small-business owner Jillian Burgos.Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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This allows the donor to exceed the standard deduction and take the itemized deduction, yet still distribute the funds over the current and subsequent years.Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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People have already irrevocably given it away and taken the tax deduction.Chris Morris, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024
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The number of families experiencing homelessness rose by 15% from 2022 to 2023 after years of steady declines since 2015, the organization reports, likely because of policy shifts like reductions in COVID-era safety net spending and expiring eviction moratoriums.Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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Through September this year, Ford's sales in Europe fell 17.9%, far outstripping an industrywide decline of 6.1%.Nick Carey, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
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The state is making a dent by helping to finance the move to cleaner energy.Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
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Problem is, very few topical over-the-counter serums and moisturizers made a dent in smoothing out the prominent lines.Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 26 Nov. 2024
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The cart drop came just as Chesterfield — the area's largest county — dropped out of the regional recycling collective altogether.Karri Peifer, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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It was later clarified that the traditional coin toss took place before the ball drop.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Abatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abatement. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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